Hallgat

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Hallgat

 

Meaning:

to listen, to remain silent

 

Example sentences:

Munkához szeretek zenét hallgatni.

Work-for like-I music(acc.) to-listen.

I like to listen to music when I work.

 

Nem tudtam hozzászólni a témához, úgyhogy inkább hallgattam.

Not could-I add the topic-to, so rather remained-silent-I.

I couldn’t add to the topic so I rather remained silent.

 

Related terms:

csend – silence

elhallgat – to fall silent

fül – ear

fülel – to eavesdrop

hall – to hear

hallatlan – outrageous (“unheard of”)

hallgatag – taciturn

kihallgat – to interrogate

meghallgat – to listen (with full attention, to the end)

néma – mute

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

hallgat – to listen, to remain silent

 

Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:

Munkához szeretek zenét hallgatni.

Work-for like-I music(acc.) to-listen.

I like to listen to music when I work.

 

Nem tudtam hozzászólni a témához, úgyhogy inkább hallgattam.

Not could-I add the topic-to, so rather remained-silent-I.

I couldn’t add to the topic so I rather remained silent.

 

Pronunciation of the Related Terms:

csend – silence

 

elhallgat – to fall silent

 

fül – ear

 

fülel – to eavesdrop

 

hall – to hear

 

hallatlan – outrageous (“unheard of”)

 

hallgatag – taciturn

 

kihallgat – to interrogate

 

meghallgat – to listen (with full attention, to the end)

 

néma – mute

 

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